Fat Guys in the Woods

2014
Fat Guys in the Woods

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  • 1

EP1 Sub Zero Teepee Build Aug 10, 2014

Survival expert Creek Stewart teaches men with sedentary lifestyles how to cope with extreme conditions during a week in the wilderness in this series, which begins with three friends from Los Angeles who learn how to build a wickiup shelter; start and maintain a fire; snare a rabbit for food; and, if necessary, how to go it alone, all in severely low temperatures.

EP2 Living Off the Grid Aug 17, 2014

Three men learn how to survive in a pine forest by building a shelter out of pine needles; mastering a difficult method of starting a fire; eating reindeer moss; making rose-hip tea; and setting a trap for quail.

EP3 Smokey Mountain MacGyver Aug 24, 2014

In cold river vally, a former Eagle Scout, a tech-obsessed New Yorker and a man handicapped by a rare bone disease must build "super shelters," start fire from a fire piston and tinder fungus, and eat big beetles, then one is rushed to the hospital.
6.7| 0h30m| TV-PG| en| More Info
Released: 10 August 2014 Returning Series
Producted By: RIVR Media
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
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Official Website: http://www.weather.com/tv/tvshows/fat-guys-in-the-woods/fat-guys-woods-weather-channel-20140708
Synopsis

For thousands of years, man lived wild. He made fire, built shelter, and hunted food with his own two hands...but as he got smarter, his waist got bigger. Now, it’s time to get guys off of the couch and into the weather on TWC's "Fat Guys in the Woods."

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angela_armstrong I really liked the show. It truly shows that we need to learn how to survive in desperate situations. Even in everyday life, it shows how we can even make things work during power outages in and around home. So when will a third season start? I hope soon. Also, a lot of the ideas that Creek mentioned is something that is practical. We need to be more active in our everyday lives to avoid all of the health issues that we have. Although he has them in extreme conditions, at times, who knows what will happen in the near future. I do know that I need to learn more survival skills in and around my home. I would love to see this show come back on the air. I realize that I am repeating myself, but when will this happen?
peggyprecinct We enjoy the show and when Creek said he was running out of ideas...What about using belly button lint as tinder? All fat guys have it. The only problem might be having more of it for solo day. Otherwise, keep on truckin'! We live in Texas and would like to see survival tips for areas that are typical Texas hill country or Gulf Coast, which includes defense against chiggers and ticks, as well as mosquitoes. There were episodes in a southwest desert and Florida Everglades, I think, but most of the episodes pit man against cold weather. Husband and I won't watch a women's version. IMHO, women aren't as much fun to watch undergoing challenges and I am a woman.
tuckersworkmail This beats out Naked and Afraid and Dual Survival for actual real life survival tips and the format and host is more enjoyable than Remote Survival. Creek is pretty good and really could carry a more versatile show.His tips are practical and made for real life situations and people, not dramatized ratings grabbing BS.Where the show lacks is the setting. It's a low budget show made for very out of shape people to complete, so I doubt we'll see very challenging terrain and due to that I'm not sure the show has a long term future, but it's still good for now.Creek does a good job of balancing survival with the less interesting motivational aspects of the show, but most importantly is he just has good, straight forward advice and tips. It's not an exciting backdrop with huge cliffs and white water rapids, but it's still a very fun show and watching people overcome some of their issues isn't so bad.I think Creek has a good TV persona and could easily carry a more robust survival show. Plus he isn't out hunting Bigfoot. I'd like to see him put in a more versatile format since Fat Guys In The Woods is ultimately a pretty narrow focus.I will say I think the shows title is a bad idea and too focuses on merely being fat. Truth be told, fat or not, if you're not used to manual labor and you go out into the wild, it's going to be hard. You'd be better off as a fat guy who does labor than a skinny guy who works at a desk all day. It also limits the show to generally just people who are overweight. A better take on the idea would be to focus on people with sedentary lifestyles in general. Not all of them would have to be fat, because most skinny people are also out of shape also and most people in developed countries in general lack mental toughness. I think the title may be off putting to some people, but the show does have some very practical tips and Creek smartly uses trapping often, which is less dramatic, but far more practical and efficient. I also like that the show doesn't spend much time on obstacle challenges like so many other survival shows. There is no entertainment value in watching people wade through swamps or slowly crawl over mangroves. It's mostly just about finding a good camp, building shelters, getting fire, water and food.
Drojan-1 This is how Bear Grylls "new" show (Running Wild with Bear Grylls)should be. Creek is a real life outdoors survival instructor, Eagle Scout, and all around outdoors-man. He not only tells you like it is but also shows you how to survive in the wild by walking you through the steps as real teacher. Creek does not pointlessly go out of his way to make the show "adventurous" or "entertaining" as Bear Grylls does (which is more dangerous and the opposite of survival). In fact I would say this show similar Les Stroud's (Survivor Man)show. Maybe they could team up one day :)Give the show a shot and you might actually learn something useful.